Community rallies around N.S. convenience store after owner assaulted
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Community support is pouring in for Jake's Variety after one of the owners ended up in hospital after an alleged attack earlier in the week.
Community support is pouring in after an owner of a Nova Scotia convenience store ended up in hospital after an alleged attack earlier in the week.
Kamil and Silva Safatli, who have been married for 25 years, run Jake’s Variety on Portland Street in downtown Dartmouth.
Early Thursday morning, as Kamil was bringing products into the store, he said a man attacked him from behind.
“He hit me on the head, pushed me on the ground, and started punching me in the face,” said Kamil, who still had a visible bruise around his eye Saturday.
The Safatlis say the man was a regular, who they had given free food and coffee in the past.
Kamil said he managed to restrain the man until police arrived. Kamil was examined at the hospital and sent home later that day.
Luckily, he had no permanent damage, but he said the incident left him “very stressed” and “very scared.”
Silva, Kamil’s wife, said the attack has left them feeling unsafe in their store. “I’m still stressed when I talk about it,” she said Saturday.
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